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Objective
Toreview the requirements for reporting
medical device corrections and removals
to FDA.
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Contents
Scope of 21 CFR 806
When to Report
Who must Report
Why Reporting is required
What must be Reported
How to Report
Additional Questions
Expansion of Corrections and Removals
Liability
Records
Public Disclosure
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Requirements under
21 CFR 806
21 CFR 806.1 - Scope
Section519(f) of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (the act) requires
device manufacturers and importers to
report promptly ((within
within 10 working
days of initiation
initiation)) to the Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) certain actions
concerning device corrections and
removals,
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Requirements under
21 CFR 806
21 CFR 806.1 cont’d
cont’d
andto maintain records of all
corrections and removals regardless
of whether such corrections and
removals are required to be reported
to FDA.
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When Do We Have to Report a
Correction or Removal to FDA?
21 CFR 806.10(b)
Themanufacturer or importer shall
submit any required report within 1010--
working (business) days of initiating such
correction or removal.
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
All
Manufacturers and Importers
are required to report corrections
and removals to FDA.
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
Manufacturer –
Any person who manufactures, prepares,
propagates, compounds, assembles, or processes
a device by chemical, physical, biological, or other
procedures. The term includes any person who:
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
Manufacturer –
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
Manufacturer –
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
Importer –
For the purposes of 21 CFR 806, an
importer is any person who imports a
medical device into the United States.
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
21 CFR 806.10(a)
Each device manufacturer or importer
shall submit a written report to your FDA
district office of any correction or removal
of a device initiated by such
manufacturer or importer if the correction
or removal was initiated:
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Who Must Report Corrections
and Removals to FDA?
21 CFR 806.10(a)(1) and (a)(2):
1. To reduce a risk to health posed by the
device; or
2. To remedy a violation of the act caused
by the device which may present a risk
to health
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What Must We Include in the
Report?
1. Correction or Removal Report Number
2. Manufacturer or Importer Information
3. Device Identification
4. Marketing Status
5. Model
6. Manufacturer Information
7. Event Description
8. Illnesses or Injuries
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What Must We Include in
the Report?
6. Quantities
7. Date of Manufacture and Distribution
8. Consignees
9. Communications
10. Statement if missing any above information
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1. Report Number
21 CFR 806.10(C)(1)
The seven digit registration number of
the entity responsible for submission of
the report of corrective or removal action
(if applicable), the month, day, and year
that the report is made, and a sequence
number (i.e., 001 for the first report, 002
for the second report, 003 etc.), and the
report type designation "C" or "R".
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1. Report Number
Report Numbers must be in this
format:
1234567-MM/DD/YYYY-001-R
1234567-MM/DD/YYYY-001-R
C = Correction
R = Removal
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1. Report Number
If
your firm does not have a
Registration Number, enter seven
zeros in place of the Registration
Number, like this:
0000000-MM/DD/YYYY-001-R
0000000-MM/DD/YYYY-001-R
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1. Report Number
If your firm submits more than one report to
FDA, change the report number to reflect
how many reports have been submitted, like
this:
Removal 1 – 1234567-MM/DD/YYYY-001-R
1234567-MM/DD/YYYY-001-R
Removal 2 – 1234567-MM/DD/YYYY-002-R
1234567-MM/DD/YYYY-002-R
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2. Manufacturer or Importer
Information
21 CFR 806.10(C)(2)
The report should contain the name,
address, and telephone number of the
manufacturer or importer, and the name,
title, address, and telephone number of
the manufacturer or importer
representative responsible for conducting
the device correction or removal.
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2. Manufacturer or Importer
Information
Like this
this::
Device Manufacturer, Inc
123 Main St
Anytown
Anytown,, CA 90210
(949) 555 -1212
555-1212
Firm Representative:
Jane Smith, Title
123 Main St
Anytown
Anytown,, CA 90210
(949) 555 -1212 x 123
555-1212
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3. Device Identification
21 CFR 806.10(C)(3)
The brand name and the common name,
classification name, or usual name of the
device and the intended use of the
device.
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3. Device Identification
Be very specific with device name.
This is acceptable
Name of Device: XYZ Dandy Pump
Pump, Infusion, Implanted, Programmable
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3. Device Identification
Be very specific with the Intended Use.
Reflect the FDA cleared/approved
Intended Use.
This is acceptable:
Intended for use in parenteral, enteral, and
epidural therapies and the administration of
whole blood and blood products.
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4. Marketing Status of Device
21 CFR 806.10(C)(4)
The report should contain the marketing
status of the device, i.e., any applicable
premarket notification number, premarket
approval number, or indication that the
device is a pre -amendments device, and
pre-amendments
the device listing number.
For Example:
510(k) #: K111234
PMA #: P111234
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5. Model
21 CFR 806.10(C)(5)
The report should contain the model,
catalog, or code number of the device
and the manufacturing lot or serial
number of the device or other
identification number.
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6. Manufacturer’s Name
Manufacturer’s
21 CFR 806.10(C)(6)
Thereport should contain the
manufacturer's name, address, telephone
number, and contact person if different
from that of the person submitting the
report.
Recalling Firm
Device Recaller
Recaller,, Inc
123 Main St
Anytown
Anytown,, CA 90210
(949) 555 -1212
555-1212
Manufacturer
Device Manufacturer, Inc
123 Stone Ave
Devicetown
Devicetown,, FL 33756
(800) 555-1212
555-1212
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7. Event Description
21 CFR 806.10(C)(7)
The report should contain a description of
the event(s
event(s)) giving rise to the information
reported and the corrective or removal
actions that have been, and are expected
to be taken.
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9. Quantity of Devices
21 CFR 806.10(C)(9)
The total number of devices
manufactured or distributed subject to
the correction or removal and the
number in the same batch, lot, or
equivalent unit of production subject to
the correction or removal.
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9. Quantity of Devices
For Example
Example::
Total Qty Manufactured: 1,000 Pumps
Lot 1 – 250
Lot 2 – 250
Lot 3 – 250
Lot 4 – 250
For Example
Example::
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13. Missing Information?
21 CFR 806.10(C)(13)
Ifany required information is not
immediately available, you should provide
a statement to FDA as to why it is not
available and when it will be submitted.
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How do We Report a
Correction or Removal to FDA?
21 CFR 7.46
You are requested to report corrections or removals to
your FDA District Recall Coordinator as soon as
possible.
21 CFR 806.10(b)
Remember, you are required to report within 10
business days after initiating such correction or
removal.
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Additional Questions
Expansion of correction or removal
Liability
Records
Public Disclosure
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What if We Expand the
Correction or Removal?
If, after submitting a report under this
part, a manufacturer or importer
determines that the same correction or
removal should be extended to additional
lots or batches of the same
device …………………………..
device…………………………..
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What if We Expand the
Correction or Removal?
………………
………………..the ..the manufacturer or importer
shall within 10 -working (business) days of
10-working
initiating the extension of the correction or
removal, amend the report by submitting
an amendment citing the original report
number.
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What if We Expand the
Correction or Removal?
Your report for the expansion of the
original recall should contain:
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Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
21 CFR 806.1 cont’d
cont’d
There are certain actions which are
exempt from the Reporting
requirements under 806
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Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
Exemptions
1. Changes which improve quality but do
not reduce a risk to health or remedy a
violation
2. Market Withdrawals
3. Routine Servicing
4. Stock Recoveries
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Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
Exemptions
Actions taken by device manufacturers or
importers to improve the performance or
quality of a device but that do not reduce
a risk to health posed by the device or
remedy a violation of the act caused by
the device
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Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
Exemptions
Market Withdrawals -
A Market Withdrawal is a correction or
removal of a distributed device that
involves a minor violation of the act that
would not be subject to legal action by
FDA or that involves no violation of the
act, e.g., normal stock rotation practices.
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Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
Exemptions
Routine Servicing -
Any regularly scheduled maintenance of a
device, including the replacement of parts
at the end of their normal life
expectancy, e.g., calibration, replacement
of batteries, and responses to normal
wear and tear. Repairs of an unexpected
nature, replacement of parts earlier than
their normal life expectancy, or identical
repairs or replacements of multiple units
of a device are not routine servicing.
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Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
Exemptions
Stock Recoveries -
The correction or removal of a device
that has not been marketed or that has
not left the direct control of the
manufacturer, i.e., the device is located
on the premises owned, or under the
control of, the manufacturer, and no
portion of the lot, model, code, or other
relevant unit involved in the corrective or
removal action has been released for sale
or use. 51
Exemptions from 21 CFR 806
Requirements
IF IN DOUBT –
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What Should the Records
Contain?
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What Should the Records
Contain?
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What Should the Records
Contain?
4. Justification for not reporting the correction
or removal action to FDA, which shall
contain conclusions and any follow -ups, and
follow-ups,
be reviewed and evaluated by a designated
person.
The justification may include a root cause analysis
The
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How Long Should We Keep the
Records?
The manufacturer or importer shall retain
records required under this section for a period
of 2 years beyond the expected life of the
device
device,, even if the manufacturer or importer has
ceased to manufacture or import the device.
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Will FDA Make Our Report
Public?
Any report submitted under this part is
available for public disclosure in
accordance with part 20, Chapter 1 of
Title 21 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
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Will FDA Make Our Report
Public?
Before public disclosure of a report, FDA
will delete from the report:
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Will FDA Make Our Report
Public?
2. Any personnel, medical, or similar
information, including the serial numbers of
implanted devices, which would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy under 20.63 of this chapter or 5
U.S.C. 552(b)(6); provided, that except for
the information under 20.61 of this chapter
or 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4), FDA will disclose to a
patient who requests a report all the
information in the report concerning that
patient
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Will FDA Make Our Report
Public?
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In Summary
In summary, the following topics were
presented:
Who must report corrections and removals
The requirements under Title 21 of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 806
Information regarding the contents of an 806
Report
A web link to find the FDA District Recall
Coordinator to whom you should send your 806
reports
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Thank You
If you have further questions regarding reporting
requirements, you may contact: